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post

  • noun
  • pōst

A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

Example

“ram a post into the ground”

Other meanings

  1. A stud; a two-by-four.

  2. A pole in a battery.

Synonyms

  • stake

Example sentences

  • “I post all my hottest takes here.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “She tied her horse to the post.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “This post is worth a bump!”

    Tatoeba · helloroto · CC0

Word history

From Latin "postis" (door, post, doorpost).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “post” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.